Iowa, South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/02/2026 21:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 11:39PM CDT until July 3 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 9:39pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 444 UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 443. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY O'BRIEN PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN SOUTH DAKOTA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CLAY UNION YANKTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, BERESFORD, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HULL, JEFFERSON, LE MARS, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIOUX CENTER, SPENCER, STORM LAKE, VERMILLION, AND YANKTON.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; O'Brien, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Clay, SD; Union, SD; Yankton, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD